GC3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Lindland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindland comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. On his way into the cage it seems that Luiz Lindland has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Luiz Lindland seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Lindland
vs
Lopez

188 cm
27
188 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

179 cm
21
202 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luiz Lindland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepe Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a head kick but Lindland moves out of range.
Lopez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lindland avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lopez.
Lopez tries to work over Lindland's front leg with a kick but Lindland checks it.

Lopez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lindland tries to buck Lopez off but Lopez is having none of it.
Lindland is working hard here to advance position.
Lopez cracks Lindland with a big elbow.
Lopez working the ground and pound.
Lindland wants to control but Lopez postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindland stops Lopez from passing to mount.
Lopez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lindland's coaches at BigMouth Cabrons have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Lopez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lindland down.

Lopez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Lopez is trying to get an arm triangle but Lindland is defending well.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Lindland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lindland manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindland blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lopez.
Lindland is looking to control Lopez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lindland avoid being mounted?
Lopez controlling the action here.
Lindland is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindland is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lopez jumps into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lindland keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindland takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The strikes coming from Lopez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lopez tries to score with some ground and pound. Lindland controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lopez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lindland's legs.

Lopez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lindland, who protects the arm well.
Lopez working the ground and pound.
Lopez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lindland will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lindland tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lopez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lindland is trying to work for a sweep but Lopez has mounted him!
Lindland tries to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Lopez breaks from Lindland's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lindland is working to get back to half guard.
Lopez lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lopez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lindland has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The referee warns Lindland that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepe Lopez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lindland tries to avoid it but Lopez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lindland to the ground. Lindland escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lindland avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lindland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lopez connects with a high kick.
Lindland lands an overhand right.
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lindland's calf.
Lopez throws a front kick aimed at Lindland's knee but Lindland avoids it well.
Lopez goes for a double leg but Lindland avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lindland continues to drive forward.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lindland throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopez blocks it with crossed arms.
Lindland with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lindland has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lopez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lopez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lindland is defending well for now.
Lopez prevents Lindland from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lindland takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lopez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Lindland breaks the clinch.
Lindland misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Lindland. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lopez.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lindland throws out the jab.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lindland sprawls well. Lindland wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Lindland attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lindland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez tries a low kick but Lindland avoids it.
Pepe Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindland fails with a takedown attempt.
Lindland moves into range and connects with a jab.

Lopez scores with a takedown into Lindland's guard.

Lopez content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Lindland has locked up a guillotine! Lindland's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Lopez is holding on here and Lindland must be using up a lot of energy. Lopez has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Lindland gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luiz Lindland!
Luiz Lindland thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Almdudler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Almdudler
vs
Dynamite

162 cm
27
155 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

178 cm
28
168 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andreas Almdudler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Napoleon Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almdudler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dynamite counters with a left and a right that stings Almdudler.
Dynamite has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Almdudler dodges the punch combination from Dynamite.
Almdudler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dynamite as he jumps to the side.

Almdudler manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dynamite on his heels. He'll look to pass Dynamite's guard now, I'm sure.
Dynamite is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dynamite pulls Almdudler in close to prevent any damage.
Almdudler trying to control but Dynamite is working from the bottom.
Almdudler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almdudler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dynamite pulls Almdudler in to control the position.

Dynamite had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Almdudler defends it easily.
Almdudler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dynamite is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Almdudler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dynamite has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Almdudler has managed to get both his arms back between Dynamite's legs - danger averted.
Dynamite looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almdudler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Almdudler is looking to work some ground and pound but Dynamite has wrist control.
Almdudler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Almdudler trying to control but Dynamite is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler throws a big elbow that misses.

Dynamite escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Almdudler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Almdudler postures up in Dynamite's guard and throws a big left but Dynamite blocks it.
Almdudler throws an elbow that misses. Dynamite uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Almdudler's guard. Nice move by Dynamite!
Dynamite wants to control from the top but Almdudler keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dynamite throwing strikes from guard but Almdudler blocks nicely.
Almdudler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dynamite is looking to pass into half guard but Almdudler pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Almdudler is in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler working some strikes from top position.

Dynamite throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Almdudler pushes down on Dynamite's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dynamite avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Almdudler.
Almdudler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dynamite is looking for a sweep. Almdudler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Almdudler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dynamite with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Almdudler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dynamite moves into full guard.
Almdudler throws a strike but Dynamite rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Almdudler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dynamite is aware though and is defending well.
Dynamite pushes down on Almdudler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dynamite uses his free foot to push down on Almdudler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Almdudler.
Almdudler regains half guard.
Almdudler wants to control but Dynamite is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dynamite lands a nice short elbow.
Dynamite with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andreas Almdudler will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Almdudler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Dynamite throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Dynamite finds it's way through Almdudler's defenses.
The crowd cheers as Dynamite lands an impressive looking overhand right. Almdudler doesn't seem phased though.
Almdudler misses with a body shot
and Dynamite counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Almdudler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A cross from Dynamite lands.
Dynamite bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Almdudler's head.
Almdudler misses with a straight left.
Andreas Almdudler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almdudler tries to clinch up.
A jab from Dynamite does it's job there.

Almdudler moves into the clinch.
Almdudler trying to land knees to the body.
Dynamite lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Dynamite.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite misses with a knee to the head.
Almdudler tries to throw a body punch but Dynamite avoids it by throwing Almdudler back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Dynamite as the two fighters clinch.
Almdudler works on Dynamite's body with a couple of short punches.
Almdudler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dynamite.
Dynamite scores a nice knee to the body.
Almdudler wants to take the fight to the mat but Dynamite manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dynamite wants to break the clinch but can't.

Dynamite breaks the clinch.
Almdudler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dynamite takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Almdudler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dynamite paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dynamite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almdudler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Napoleon Dynamite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dynamite stuffs the takedown attempt from Almdudler. Almdudler gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Almdudler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dynamite leaves Almdudler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dynamite lands a nice hook to Almdudler's body. Almdudler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almdudler misses with a few strikes there.
Almdudler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Almdudler there as he acknowledges the shot.

Almdudler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dynamite drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Almdudler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Almdudler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Almdudler stops a takedown attempt from Dynamite.
Dynamite landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dynamite tries to land knees in the clinch but Almdudler avoids the damage to the body.
Dynamite lands a left hand that snaps the head of Almdudler backwards.
Dynamite misses with a short punch on the inside.

Almdudler gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Almdudler is working away from the top position though.
Almdudler is just content to waste time from the top position. Dynamite takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Almdudler scoring with some ground and pound.
Dynamite trying to control the position.
Dynamite preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Almdudler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Almdudler with a nice head shot there.
Dynamite keeping moving, preventing Almdudler from controlling successfully.
Almdudler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler stopping the sweep attempt from Dynamite.
Almdudler wants to control from the top but Dynamite keeps moving.

Dynamite looking for a guillotine here but Almdudler defends easily.
Dynamite wants to sweep here but Almdudler controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almdudler wants to control from the top but Dynamite keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Napoleon Dynamite will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Almdudler thows a body shot but no joy.
Almdudler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Almdudler does no damage.
Almdudler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dynamite lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dynamite throws a wild body kick that Almdudler sees coming a mile off.
Almdudler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dynamite.
Almdudler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dynamite swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Almdudler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dynamite paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Almdudler shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dynamite's guard.
Almdudler postures up in Dynamite's guard and throws a big left but Dynamite blocks it.
Almdudler postures up.

Dynamite escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Almdudler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dynamite escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Almdudler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Almdudler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dynamite is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Almdudler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dynamite holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite controls Almdudler momentarily but Almdudler frees himself.
Dynamite is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Napoleon Dynamite.

Almdudler clinches with his opponent.
Dynamite lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Almdudler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dynamite is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Dynamite tenderised Almdudler's leg. Almdudler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Almdudler looks to land a combination but Dynamite avoids it well.

Almdudler closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dynamite works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dynamite passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler is trying to improve his position.
Dynamite tries to move into full mount but can't pass Almdudler's legs.

Dynamite is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Almdudler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Almdudler is not content to let Dynamite control the position.
Almdudler struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dynamite is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Almdudler tries to improve position but can't.
Almdudler gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Almdudler desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Dynamite is trying to control the action in half guard but Almdudler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almdudler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Napoleon Dynamite.
I think Dynamite has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andreas Almdudler!
A victorious Andreas Almdudler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Cousteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cousteau comes to the cage accompanied by 20000 Leagues Under the Sea - The Monster Attacks . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cousteau
vs
Lee

173 cm
23
166 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

182 cm
23
164 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Cousteau!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cousteau takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cousteau shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee swings for the body but Cousteau moves out of range.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cousteau throws out the jab.
Lee throws a series of punches but Cousteau moves out of range.
Lee throws a right and a left that Cousteau avoids nicely.

Cousteau clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Cousteau is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee is leaning against Cousteau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cousteau tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Cousteau decides to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cousteau tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Cousteau looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lee passes into side control.
Cousteau is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau trying to control but Lee flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Cousteau has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lee is hanging on to Cousteau's back as he tries to escape.
Cousteau turns into Lee and is now in his guard.
Cousteau with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee wants to sweep here but Cousteau controlling him for the moment.
Cousteau trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cousteau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cousteau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Cousteau from controlling successfully.
Cousteau landing with the ground and pound.

Cousteau drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lee manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cousteau has Lee in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cousteau working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.

Cousteau looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lee passes into half guard.
Cousteau is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau works his way to full guard. Good work.

Cousteau pushes a forearm under Lee's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Lee is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacques Cousteau!
Jacques Cousteau is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacques Cousteau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.